Download or read book Vintage Airliners written by John Cilio and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-08 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turing the pages of Vintage Airliners transports a reader from the first commercial passenger aircraft developed from WWI bombers to the jet age of the Comet and 707. Along the journey you'll step back to the days of the Ford Tri-Motor and Fokker, the Curtiss Condor and Kingbird, see the Boeing 247 and its competitor the Douglas DC-1 and DC-3. You'll see other airliners before and after WWII plus regional aircraft like the Martin 2-0-2 and Beechcraft. You'll gain a perspective of how airline service radically changed with the introduction of the Constellation, the Stratocruiser and the family of DC-4 and 6 airliners. Vintage Airliners highlights an era. It was an era of rapid expansion, propeller driven aircraft and change. The airliner story unfolds with over 130 vintage interior and exterior aircraft photographs. Additional photographs of selected airport towers, radar traffic control and airline promotional materials add to the reader's adventure.
Download or read book Vintage Airplane Dec 1972 written by and published by Vintage Aircraft Associatio. This book was released on with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classic American Airlines written by Geza Szurovy and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constellations, tri-motors, and DC-3s are featured decked-out in the liveries of their owners and presented in stunning color artworks created by such famed artists as Norman Rockwell, Calder, and other popular painters. Nostalgic poster art contained within tells the history of yesteryears airways through its free-spirited and colorful advertising.
Download or read book Classic Airliners written by Tom Singfield and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This companion volume to "Airliners Worldwide", "Airlines Worldwide", and "Airlines Remembered" reviews the specifications, histories and operations of 76 airliner types from the last half century. It is illustrated with more than 200 outstanding color photographs from all around the world, showing the airliners both in service and preserved examples that can still be seen today. Included are fondly-remembered types such as the Lockheed Constellation, Douglas DC-3, and Vickers Viscount, plus some less well-known yet significant types, such as the Dassault Mercure, Breguet Deux Ponts, Saab Scandia, and VFW-614. All the appropriate Boeing, Douglas, Antonov, Lockheed, Ilyushin, and Tupolev types appear.
Download or read book Vintage Airliners written by Plymouth Press Staff and published by . This book was released on 1998-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We commisioned our favorite aviation artist, Richard King, to create six new airliner paintings especially for these note card sets. Modern airliners make up one set, while beloved vintage airliners are depicted in the other. Note cards are of heavy stock, measure a full 5 by 6 5/8 inches folded, and are packed in attractive, sturdy boxes.
Download or read book Airliner Models written by Anthony J Lawler and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 1360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most of the past century, beautiful models of airliners have been made to promote their airlines' services in travel agents and their own shops. The models also illustrate the evolution of airliner design over these decades: the wood and fabric biplanes of the 1920s, the broad adoption of all-metal airliners in the 1930s, the first jet airliners of the 1950s, the first wide-body airliners of the 1970s and the pioneering small steps in supersonic air travel are all covered. The increasingly colourful exterior schemes adopted by the airlines, to ensure recognition by aspiring passengers, provide an interesting subtext. For model collectors, the airliner type, makers name, scale, approximate age and the materials used are detailed for each model illustrated. A short history of significant model-making companies is covered. With the onset of online bookings and the closure of airline offices and travel agents, the use of models is fast vanishing forever. The focus of this book is to preserve this fascinating era when models were a significant marketing tool, and to ensure that these models, at least in photographic form, survive as a record for future generations.
Download or read book Aircraft Spotter s Guide written by Robert Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enthusiastic aircraft spotters, each airborne machine has a unique profile and presence in the sky. Here is a handy spotting guide suitable for beginners, but with plenty of fascinating facts and drawings for the more experienced. Each aircraft entry includes the development history, a full-color photograph, and a three-view drawing illustrating key recognition features that will enable the reader to spot the subtle differences between similar aircraft types. More than 200 currently flying aircraft are featured--from warplanes to airliners to executive jets.
Download or read book The Mysterious Ghosts of Flight 401 written by Burnham Holmes and published by CPI Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the repeated appearances of the ghosts of two airline pilots killed in a 1972 crash.
Download or read book Lockheed Constellation written by Jim Winchester and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of a new series that looks at classic postwar airliners. This volume charts the design and development of the Lockheed Constellation, from pre-war proposals to the sophisticated outcome. It includes a technical walk-round and descriptions of variants, and also a production list.
Download or read book Classic American Airliners written by Bill Yenne and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From magnificent propliners to first-generation jets, Classic American Airliners is a salute to the aircraft that transformed the way we travel. Douglas DC4-s, -6s, -7s, and jet -8s; Lockheed Constellations and Electras; Boeing Stratocruisers and 707s; and Convair 880s and 990s and more are all depicted here in more than 200 vintage photos, colorful airline ads, and memorable baggage tags. Framing these images is a poignant narrative describing how the aircraft were developed, brought into airline fleets, and put into service on new routes around the world. (Back of book)
Download or read book Aircraft Systems written by Chris Binns and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide to the various systems related to navigation, control, and other instrumentation used in a typical aircraft Aircraft Systems offers an examination of the most recent developments in aviation as it relates to instruments, radio navigation, and communication. Written by a noted authority in the field, the text includes in-depth descriptions of traditional systems, reviews the latest developments, as well as gives information on the technologies that are likely to emerge in the future. The author presents material on essential topics including instruments, radio propagation, communication, radio navigation, inertial navigation, and puts special emphasis on systems based on MEMS. This vital resource also provides chapters on solid state gyroscopes, magnetic compass, propagation modes of radio waves, and format of GPS signals. Aircraft Systems is an accessible text that includes an investigation of primary and secondary radar, the structure of global navigation satellite systems, and more. This important text: Contains a description of the historical development of the latest technological developments in aircraft instruments, communications and navigation Gives several “interesting diversion” topics throughout the chapters that link the topics discussed to other developments in aerospace Provides examples of instruments and navigation systems in actual use in cockpit photographs obtained during the authors work as a flight instructor Includes numerous worked examples of relevant calculations throughout the text and a set of problems at the end of each chapter Written for upper undergraduates in aerospace engineering and pilots in training, Aircraft Systems offers an essential guide to both the traditional and most current developments in aviation as it relates to instruments, radio navigation, and communication.
Download or read book Veteran and Vintage Aircraft written by and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting Vintage Plastic Model Airplane Kits written by Craig Kodera and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life-long model builder, collector, and connoisseur, Craig Kodera examines the hobby of plastic model building to give you a book on collecting vintage model airplane kits. The book features more than 400 detailed, high-quality, full-color photos of vintage aircraft model kits and their components, and is written in an engaging and entertaining style to examine what gives specific models their current collectible value. Box wraps, direction sheets, and decals are also covered in detail. This book highlights exactly what collectors should look for (and be aware of) in building their collections. For proper historical perspective, the author covers model kit development in the heyday of the 1950s and 1960s. Comprehensive value and pricing information for vintage kits is shown as well.
Download or read book America Goes Hawaiian written by Geoff Alexander and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Hawaiian and Polynesian culture come to dramatically alter American music, fashion and decor, as well as ideas about race, in less than a century? It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the Pacific War, then made big leap with the advent of low-cost air travel. By the end of the 1950s, mainlanders were hosting tiki parties, listening to exotic music, lazing on rattan furniture in Hawaiian shirts and, of course, surfing. Increasingly, they were marrying people outside of their own racial groups as well. The author describes how this cultural conquest came about and the people and events that led to it.
Download or read book Airline Nostalgia written by Adrian M. Balch and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rigt illustreret beskrivelse af tidens passagerfly herunder bemalingen, der markerer tilhørsforholdet til pågældende luftfartsselskab.
Download or read book Airport Spotting Hotels written by Matt Falcus and published by Destinworld Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never miss an aircraft wherever your travels take you and make sure you always find hotels with a view of the action. If you are frustrated at choosing a hotel that has views of aircraft movements at the airports you're visiting, then this book will open up the perfect reference guide for you. Includes: Worldwide coverage, with hotels in 54 different countries. Over 270 different spotting hotels listed. Discover the pro's and con's of different hotels. Ensure you make the most of your spotting trips by securing a room with a view. Airport Spotting Hotels gives you the upper hand when researching your spotting trips, giving you the reference guide to all of the world's major airports.
Download or read book Guide to Airport Airplanes written by William Berk and published by Wow Toys. This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of a handbook designed to facilitate rapid identification of 66 different airliners. Each one appears in a two-page entry featuring three-view silhouettes, a colour photograph, plus details of capacity, cruising speed, range, country of origin and date of the first flight.
